Johnny Sexton expects big things from Marcus Smith
Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton believes England counterpart Marcus Smith has “the world at his feet”.
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England will do everything to dismantle Irish attack
England are going into their Guinness Six Nations showdown with Ireland this weekend as, somewhat surprisingly, the underdogs.
Six Nations: England stuck in transition as new side battles to emerge from the old
So much has happened, so little has changed.
A closer look at the career of Ben Youngs, England’s most-capped player
Ben Youngs became England’s most-capped rugby union international with his appearance against Wales on Saturday.
Six Nations 2022: Northampton team-mates Courtney Lawes & Dan Biggar face off
Northampton team-mates Courtney Lawes and Dan Biggar will both captain their national side at Twickenham on Saturday, but club skipper Lewis Ludlam says that is where their similarities end.
‘New England’ searching for self-belief in Six Nations crunch with Wales
One day England will play Wales at Twickenham without a full-blown global crisis gathering momentum. Two years ago the Covid-19 curtain was on the verge of crashing down, and this week’s grim events in Ukraine have put the travails of sport into similarly sharp perspective. Even on the biggest days there are more important outcomes in life than the result of a rugby game.
Eddie Jones hails ‘role model’ Courtney Lawes and believes England forward could have best rugby ahead of him
Eddie Jones has heaped praise on the development of Courtney Lawes from a poor first impression six years ago to England captain with his best rugby ahead of him at 33.
England centre Manu Tuilagi ruled out of Wales clash through injury
Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of England’s Guinness Six Nations clash against Wales with a hamstring injury.